China's LeEco unveils self driving car to take on Tesla in bizarre launch - but says it can't show it working as Michael Bay is using the only drivable prototype on a shoot for the next Transformers movie

Chinese technology company LeEco on has made an inauspicious entry into the race to develop self-driving electric cars after its prototype car could not make it down the runway at a San Francisco launch event.
China's Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, planned to unveil its self-driving car prototype as part of a splashy U.S. launch for an array of technology products and services, including phones, televisions and entertainment production.
Executives from Qualcomm and Lionsgate joined LeEco founder, Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, to underscore the importance of the U.S. market to... read more

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